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Alabama

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CAPITAL —MONTGOMERY (FIRST CONFEDERATE CAPITAL)
LARGEST CITY –BIRMINGHAM (PITTSBURGH OF THE SOUTH) PORT –MOBILE
BAY –MOBILE BAY
NASA CITY –HUNTSVILLE (HOME TO MARSHALL FLIGHT CENTER)
INDIANS –CREEK

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Alaska

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(Largest state, least in population density)

CAPITAL –JUNEAU (LARGEST STATE CAPITAL IN AREA)
LARGEST CITY – ANCHORAGE (ON COOK INLET)
SECOND LARGEST CITY – FAIRBANKS (NAMED AFTER V.P. CHARLES FAIRBANKS)
OIL SHIPPING PORT – VALDEZ
NORTHERN-MOST U.S. POINT – POINT BARROW
LARGEST ISLAND – KODIAK ISLAND
ISLAND CHAIN – ALEUTIANS
RIVER –YUKON
NORTHERN MOUNTAIN – RANGE BROOKS RANGE
PENINSULAS – ALASKA PENINSULA, SEWARD PENINSULA
STRAIT – BERING STRAIT
INLET – COOK INLET
SEA – BERING SEA
BERING SEA ISLANDS – PRIBILOF ISLANDS, LITTLE DIAMEDE
SOUND – PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
NORTHERN BAY – PRUDHOE BAY (OIL DRILLING CENTER)

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Alaska Pop Singer

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Jewel

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Alaska Holiday

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Seward’s Day

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Alaska University

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University of Alaska At Anchorage

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Alaska Eskimos

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Inuits

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Alaska National Parks

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DENALI, GLACIER BAY, GATES OF THE ARCTIC

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Alaska Nicknames

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SEWARD’S FOLLY, SEWARD’S ICEBOX

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Alabama University

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UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (CRIMSON TIDE)

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Alabama Gov 3 Times

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GEORGE WALLACE

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Alabama Female Gov

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1967-71 -LURLEEN WALLACE

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Alabama Forest

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FOREST –TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST

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Alabama Motto/Nickname

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The Yellow Hammer State, The Heart of Dixie

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Alaska Motto/Nickname

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The Last Frontier, Russian America

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Arizona Motto

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The Grand Canyon State

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Arizona

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CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY – PHOENIX (LARGEST STATE CAPITAL IN POPULATION)
SECOND LARGEST CITY – TUCSON
PHOENIX VALLEY – VALLEY OF THE SUN LAKE – LAKE HAVASU (HOME TO THE LONDON BRIDGE)
RIVER – COLORADO
FOREST – TONTO NATIONAL FOREST “COLORFUL” DESERT – PAINTED DESERT VALLEY FILMED IN MANY WESTERNS – MONUMENT VALLEY
DAM – HOOVER DAM (FORMERLY BOULDER DAM)
HOOVER DAM LAKE – LAKE MEAD
GOVERNOR – BRUCE BABBITT
SENATOR, 1953-65, 1979-87 – BARRY GOLDWATER
SUPREME COURT JUSTICES – WILLIAM REHNQUIST, SANDRA DAY O’CONNOR
UNIVERSITIES – UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA AT TUCSON (WILDCATS), UNIVERSITIES ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY AT TEMPE (SUN DEVILS)

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Arizona Pro Sports Teams

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NBA – PHOENIX SUNS
NFL – ARIZONA CARDINALS
NHL – PHOENIX COYOTES
MLB – ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

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Largest Arizona Indian Tribe

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Navajo

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Arizona National Parks

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GRAND CANYON

PETRIFIED FOREST

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Arizona Desert

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Senora Desert

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Arkansas Nickname

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The Land of Opportunity

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Arkansas

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CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY  -- LITTLE ROCK 
MOUNTAINS -- OZARKS 
RIVERS -- ARKANSAS, RED 
STATE PARK 00 CRATER OF DIAMONDS
PRESIDENT -- BILL CLINTON 
CLINTON’S HOME TOWN -- HOPE
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Arkansas National Park

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Hot springs

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Bentonville Arkansas Business

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Walmart

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California
The Golden State ( most populous state) CAPITAL -- SACRAMENTO LARGEST CITY -- LOS ANGELES SECOND LARGEST CITY -- SAN DIEGO MOUNTAINS -- SIERRA NEVADA (WHERE DONNER PARTY MET ITS FATE) FAULT LINE -- SAN ANDREAS FAULT USA’S LOWEST ELEVATION -- DEATH VALLEY LAKE - LAKE TAHOE WINE COUNTRY -- NAPA VALLEY FOREST -- SHASTA NATIONAL FOREST LANDMARK GLASS -- CHURCH CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL UNIVERSITIES -- UCLA (BRUINS), UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (GOLDEN BEARS), USC (TROJANS), STANFORD (CARDINAL), CAL TECH AT PASADENA, PEPPERDINE AT MALIBU, SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY AT SAN DIEGO, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
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California Pro Sports Teams
NFL -- OAKLAND RAIDERS, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS NBA -- LOS ANGELES LAKERS (FORMERLY MINNESOTA LAKERS), LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS, GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS, SACRAMENTO KINGS NHL -- LOS ANGELES KINGS, ANAHEIM MIGHTY DUCKS, SAN JOSE SHARKS MLB -- SAN DIEGO PADRES, LOS ANGELES DODGERS (FORMERLY BROOKLYN DODGERS), LOS ANGELES ANGELS, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (FORMERLY NEW YORK GIANTS), OAKLAND ATHLETICS (FORMERLY KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS)
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California National Parks
YOSEMITE, KING’S CANYON, REDWOOD, SEQUOIA
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California Desert
Mojave
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California Winter Olympics Site
WINTER OLYMPICS SITE, 1960 SQUAW VALLEY
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California Presidents
``` RICHARD NIXON RONALD REAGAN (BORN IN ILLINOIS) ```
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Arkansas Presidents
Bill Clinton
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Colorado Motto
Centennial State (joined the union in 1876)
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Colorado
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY -- DENVER (MILE HIGH CITY) SECOND LARGEST -- CITY COLORADO SPRINGS MOUNTAINS -- MT. ELBERT (COLORADO’S TALLEST), PIKE’S PEAK GORGE -- ROYAL GORGE SILVER MINE CITY --- LEADVILLE (HIGHEST INCORPORATED U.S. CITY) DENVER NATURAL AMPHITHEATER -- RED ROCKS UNIVERSITY -- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER (BUFFALOES
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Colorado national Parks
ROCKY MOUNTAIN, MESA VERDE, MESA VERDE
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Colorado Pro Sports Teams
NBA -- DENVER NUGGETS NFL -- DENVER BRONCOS NHL -- COLORADO AVALANCHE (FORMER QUEBEC NORDIQUES) MLB -- COLORADO ROCKIES
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Connecticut Motto/Nickname
The Nutmeg State, the Constitution State
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Connecticut
CAPITAL -- HARTFORD (THE INSURANCE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD) L ARGEST CITY -- BRIDGEPORT UNIVERSITIES -- YALE AT NEW HAVEN (BULLDOGS), UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AT STORRS (HUSKIES)
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Delaware Motto/Nickname
The First State, the Blue Hen State
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Delaware
CAPITAL -- DOVER LARGEST -- CITY WILMINGTON NUMBER OF COUNTIES --THREE NAMESAKE -- LORD DE LA WAR
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Florida Motto
The Sunshine State
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Florida
CAPITAL --- TALLAHASSEE LARGEST CITY -- JACKSONVILLE SPACE CENTER -- JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SPACE PORT AT CAPE KENNEDY -- CAPE CANAVERAL FIRST SETTLEMENT -- ST. AUGUSTINE LAKE -- OKEECHOBEE SWAMP -- OKEFENOKEE (WITH GEORGIA) ISLAND CHAIN -- FLORIDA KEYS MAJOR KEYS -- KEY LARGO, KEY WEST (FARTHEST SOUTH) UNIVERSITIES -- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY (SEMINOLES) AT TALLAHASSEE, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (GATORS) AT GAINESVILLE, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (HURRICANES
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Florida National Parks
Everglades, Dry Tortugas
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Florida Pro Sports Teams
NBA -- ORLANDO MAGIC, MIAMI HEAT NFL -- MIAMI DOLPHINS, JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS NHL -- FLORIDA PANTHERS ,TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING MLB -- MIAMI MARLINS, TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
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Georgia Motto/Nickname
The Peach State, The Empire State of the South, largest state east of the Mississippi
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Georgia
``` CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY -- ATLANTA SECOND LARGEST CITY -- COLUMBUS PORT -- SAVANNAH MOUNTAIN NEAR ATLANTA -- STONE MOUNTAIN MOUNTAINS -- BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS SWAMP -- OKEFENOKEE UNIVERSITIES -- GEORGIA TECH AT ATLANTA (YELLOW JACKETS), UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA AT ATHENS (BULLDOGS), SPELMAN AT ATLANTA ```
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Florida Founder
James Oglethorpe
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Florida Pro Sports Teams
NFL -- ATLANTA FALCONS NBA -- ATLANTA HAWKS NHL -- ATLANTA THRASHERS MLB -- ATLANTA BRAVES
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Hawaii Moto
Aloha State (was independent Country from 1849-89)
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Hawaii
CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY- HONOLULU KING -- KAMEHAMEHA QUEEN -- LILIUOKALANI THE QUEEN’S PALACE -- LOLANI PALACE MAJOR ISLANDS -- HAWAII (THE BIG ISLAND), KAUAI (OLDEST ISLAND), LANAI (THE PINEAPPLE ISLAND), MOLOKAI (LEPER ISLAND, HOME TO FATHER DAMIAN), OAHU (MOST POPULACE ISLAND), MAUI (THE GARDEN ISLAND) OAHU MOUNTAIN -- DIAMOND HEAD NORTH OAHU SURFING AREA -- BONSAI PIPELINE HARBOR -- PEARL HARBOR BEACH PARTY -- LUAU DANCE -- HULA COOKED TARO DISH -- POI POLYNESIAN GOD -- MAU
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Hawaii National Parks
NATIONAL PARKS VOLCANO’S ON HAWAII, HALEAKALA ON MAUI
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Hawaii State Bird
Nene (Hawaiian Goose)
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Hawaii Presidents
Obama
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Idaho
The Gem State ``` CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY-- BOISE RIVER -- SNAKE CANYON -- HELL’S CANYON (DEEPEST GORGE IN U.S.) MONUMENT -- CRATERS OF THE MOON FBI STANDOFF SITE, 1992 -- RUBY RIDGE ```
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Illinois Motte/Nickname
The Prairie State/The Land of Lincoln
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Illinois
CAPITAL -- SPRINGFIELD LARGEST CITY --CHICAGO UNIVERSITIES -- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHAMPAIGN (FIGHTING ILLINI), NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO & EVANSTON(WILDCATS), BRADLEY AT PEORIA, LOYOLA AT CHICAGO, DEPAUL AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY AT NORMAL
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Illinois PResidents
Lincoln, Obama
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Illinois Pro Sports Teams
NBA -- CHICAGO BULLS NFL -- CHICAGO BEARS NHL -- CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS MLB -- CHICAGO CUBS, CHICAGO WHITE SOX
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Indiana
ndiana – The Hoosier State (smallest state west of the Appalachians) ``` CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY- INDIANAPOLIS LAKE - MICHIGAN PORT -- GARY RIVER -- WABASH VICE PRESIDENT --DAN QUAYLE UNIVERSITIES -- PURDUE AT WEST LAFAYETTE (BOILERMAKERS), NOTRE DAME AT SOUTH BEND (FIGHTING IRISH) ```
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Indiana Pro Sports Teams
NBA -- INDIANA PACERS (CAME FROM ABA) | NFL -- INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (FORMER BALTIMORE COLTS)
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Iowa
The Hawkeye State CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY -- DES MOINES RIVER -- DES MOINES ARTIST -- GRANT WOOD COMMUNAL COLONIES - AMANA COLONIES WHERE BUDDIE HOLLY’S PLANE CRASHED -- CLEAR LAKE UNIVERSITIES -- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AT IOWA CITY (HAWKEYES), IOWA STATE AT AMES (CYCLONES), DRAKE AT DES MOINES (BULLDOGS)
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Iowa President
Herbert Hoover
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Kansas
``` The Sunflower State CAPITAL -- TOPEKA LARGEST CITY --WICHITA HISTORIC WESTERN CITY -- DODGE CITY NORTHERN POINT OF CHISHOLM TRAIL -- TOPEKA UNIVERSITIES -- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS AT LAWRENCE (JAYHAWKS), KANSAS STATE AT MANHATTAN (WILDCATS) ```
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Kentucky motto
The Bluegrass State (Commonwealth, Abe Lincoln's Birthplace) CAPITAL -- FRANKFORT LARGEST CITY -- LOUISVILLE FIRST CAPITAL --BOWLING GREEN CITY NAMED AFTER MASSACHUSETTS CITY - LEXINGTON U.S. GOLD RESERVE - FORT KNOX UNIVERSITIES -- UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (WILDCATS), UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (CARDINALS
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Kentucky National Park
Mammoth Cave
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Louisiana
The Pelican State CAPITAL -- BATON ROUGE LARGEST CITY -- NEW ORLEANS (THE BIG EASY, THE CRESCENT CITY) LAKE - LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN ASSASSINATED GOVERNOR - HUEY LONG (“KINGFISH”) FRENCH CANADIAN DESCENDANTS - CAJUNS COUNTY-LIKE DIVISIONS - PARISHES NEW ORLEANS HISTORIC AREA - FRENCH QUARTER NEW ORLEANS HISTORIC HALL - PRESERVATION HALL UNIVERSITIES - LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AT BATON ROUGE (TIGERS) TULANE AT NEW ORLEANS (GREEN WAVE) LOYOLA AT NEW ORLEANS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT SHREVEPORT
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Pro Sports Teams
NLF - New Orleans Saints | NBA - New Orleans Hornets
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Maine
Maine- The Pine Tree State (the only state bordered by only one other state) CAPITAL - AUGUSTA LARGEST CITY - PORTLAND OVERSEAS REFUELING STOP BANGOR RIVER - KENNEBUNK AUTHOR STEPHEN KING OLDEST COLLEGE - BOWDOIN 19TH CENTURY SECRETARY OF STATE - JAMES BLAINE 20TH CENTURY SECRETARY OF STATE - EDMUND MUSKIE
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Maine National Park
Acadia
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Maryland
CAPITAL -- ANNAPOLIS (NAMED AFTER QUEEN ANNE) LARGEST CITY -- BALTIMORE BAY -- CHESAPEAKE BAY ISLAND -- KENT ISLAND FORT -- FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE CRITIC -- H. L. MENCKEN BALTIMORE POET AND AUTHOR -- EDGAR ALLEN POE VICE PRESIDENT - SPIRO AGNEW UNIVERSITIES - JOHNS HOPKINS AT BALTIMORE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS (MIDSHIPMEN)
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Maryland Motto/Nickname
The Old Line State/The Star Spangled Banner State
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Maryland Flower
Black-eyed susan
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Maryland FOunder/Namesake
Founder = Cecil Calvert, First Lord Baltimore Namesake - Annapolis -- Queen Anne he new colony may have been named in honor of Henrietta Maria of France, wife of Charles I of England
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Maryland Pro Sports TEams
NFL -- BALTIMORE RAVENS (NAMED AFTER POE’S “THE RAVEN”) NBA -- BALTIMORE WIZARDS (FORMERLY WASHINGTON BULLETS) MLB -- BALTIMORE ORIOLES (FORMERLY ST. LOUIS BROWNS)
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Massachusetts (Commonwealth)
The Bay State (Commonwealth) ``` CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY - BOSTON BOSTON CHURCH/LANDMARK - OLD NORTH CHURCH BOSTON PARK - BOSTON COMMON BOSTON HALL - FANEUIL HALL WITCH TRIAL CITY, 1697 - SALEM LIZZY BORDEN’S HOME TOWN - FALL RIVER MUSIC FESTIVAL CITY -TANGLEWOOD RESORT ISLANDS - MARTHA’S VINEYARD, NANTUCKET ISLAND CAPES - CAPE ANN, CAPE COD BAYS -- BUZZARD’S BAY, CAPE COD BAY SOUND -- NANTUCKET SOUND LOWELL ARTIST - JAMES WHISTLER HILLS -- BERKSHIRES AMHERST POET - EMILY DICKINSON SALEM AUTHOR - NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE UNIVERSITIES -- HARVARD (BULLDOGS) MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ```
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Massachusetts Presidents
JOHN ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, JOHN F. KENNEDY, Calvin Coolidge (originally Vermont)
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Michigan
The Wolverine State (Official the Great Lake State) ``` Capital - Lansing Largest City - Detroit Strait - Strait of Mackinac Playwright and Essayist - Arthur Miller Universities - U MIch at Ann Arbor (Wolverines), MIch State at Lansing (Spartans) ```
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Michigan National Park
Isle Royal
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Michigan PResident
Gerald Ford
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Michigan Pro Sports Teams
NFL - DETROIT LIONS NBA - DETROIT PISTONS NHL - DETROIT RED WINGS MLB - DETROIT TIGERS
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Minnesota nicknames
The Gopher State, Land of 10,000 Lakes (farthest north lower 48 states)
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Minnesota
CAPITAL --ST. PAUL LARGEST CITY MINNEAPOLIS PORT - DULUTH ROCHESTER CLINIC -- MAYO (BROTHERS) CLINIC MOUNTAIN RANGE -- MASABI (KNOWN FOR ITS IRON ORE DEPOSITS) SAUK CENTER AUTHOR - SINCLAIR LEWIS WALNUT GROVE AUTHOR - LAURA INGALLS WILDER GOVERNOR/ACTOR - JESSE (“THE BODY”) VENTURA SENATOR/COMEDIAN - AL FRANKEN UNIVERSITY -- UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AT ST. PAUL (GOLDEN GOPHERS
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Minnesota National Park
VOYAGERS
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Minnesota V Presidents
HUBERT HUMPHREY, WALTER (FRITZ) MONDALE
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Source of MS River
Lake Itasca (Minnesota)
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Minnesota Sports Team
NFL -- MINNESOTA VIKINGS NBA -- MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES NHL -- MINNESOTA WILD MLB -- MINNESOTA TWINS (FORMERLY WASHINGTON SENATORS)
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Mississippi
The Magnolia State CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY - JACKSON (NAMED FOR ANDREW JACKSON) PORTS -- BILOXI, GULFPORT SENATOR - TRENT LOTT OXFORD - AUTHOR WILLIAM FAULKNER ELVIS PRESLEY’S BIRTHPLACE - TUPELO SHORT STORY WRITER -EUDORA WELTY INDIAN TRAIL - NATCHEZ TRACE UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI AT OXFORD (OLE MISS
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Missouri
The Show Me State CAPITAL - JEFFERSON CITY LARGEST CITY - KANSAS CITY START OF THE PONY EXPRESS -ST. JOSEPH MOUNTAINS - OZARKS MURALIST - THOMAS HART BENTON ASTRONOMER -vEDWIN HUBBLE HANNIBAL AUTHOR - MARK TWAIN OUTLAWS - THE JAMES GANG SENATORS - THOMAS EAGLETON, JOHN DANFORTH UNIVERSITIES - UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT COLUMBIA (TIGERS) WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS (BEARS
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Missouri President
Harry Truman (Independence)
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Missouri Pro Sports
NFL - ST. LOUIS RAMS, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS NHL - ST. LOUIS BLUES MLB - ST. LOUIS CARDINALS, KANSAS CITY ROYAL
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Montana
The Treasure State CAPITAL HELENA - (HOME OF LAST CHANCE GULCH) LARGEST CITY - BILLINGS RIVER - MISSOURI BATTLEFIELD - LITTLE BIG HORN UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA AT MISSOULA
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Montana National Parks
GLACIER, WATERTON-GLACIER INTERNATIONAL PEACE PARK (SHARED WITH CANADA)
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Nebraska
Nebraska – The Cornhusker State, The Beef State ``` CAPITAL - LINCOLN LARGEST CITY -- OMAHA RIVER (- NORTH) PLATTE HOME FOR BOYS NEAR OMAHA - BOYS TOWN COMEDIAN - JOHNNY CARSON UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (CORNHUSKERS) ```
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Nebraska Legislature
Unicameral (only 1!)
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Nebraska Author
Willa Caher
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Nebraska Politician
William Jennings Bryan (3-Time Presidential Candidate)
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Nevada Nicknames/Mottos
The Silver State, The Battle Born State, The Sagebrush State
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Nevada
CAPITAL- CARSON CITY (NAMED AFTER KIT CARSON) LARGEST CITY - LAS VEGAS SECOND LARGEST CITY - RENO LARGEST RIVER - HUMBOLDT RENO RIVER - TRUCKEE LAKE - LAKE TAHOE (SHARED WITH CALIFORNIA)
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Nevada Silver Mine
Comstock Lode (Virginia City)
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New Hampshire
Capital - Concord Largest City - Manchestr Port - Portsmouth
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New Hampshire President
Franklin Pierce
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New Hampshire Mt
Mt. Washington
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New Hampshire MT Range
Presidential Range
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NH Prep School
Exeter
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New Jersey
The Garden State (most densely populated state) Capital = Trenton Largest City - Newark
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NJ Gambling City
Atlantic City
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NJ Cape
Cape May
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NJ Governors
Chris Christie, Christine Todd Whitman
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NJ Universities
Princeton, Rutgers at New Brunswick
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NJ Pro Sports
NFL - New York Giants, New York Jets | NHL - New Jersey Devils
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New Mexico
The Land of Enchantment Capital - Santa Fe Largest City and home to annual balloon fiesta - Albuquerque UFO Crash Site - Roswel
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NM Ski City
Taos Taos Author - DH Lawrence Taos Artist - Georgia O'Keeffe
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NM Atomic Research Center
Los Alamos
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First Atomic Bomb Site
Trinity NM (City nearby - Alamogordo)
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NM River
Rio Grande "Big River"
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NM State Bird
Roadrunner
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NM National Park
Carlsbad Caverns
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NM National Monument
White Sands National Monument
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NM University
University of new Mexico at Albuquerque (Lobos)
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New York
The Empire State Capital - Albany (Site of Fort Orange) Largest City - NYC
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NYC Burroughs
Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn (Most Populous), Bronx, Statin Island
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Second Largest NY City
Buffalo
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Long Island Nuclear Research Center
Brookhaven National Laboratory
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NY Mountains
Northern -- Adirondacks | Southern - Catskills
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NY River
Hudson
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NY Lakes
Finger Lakes, Lake Champlain (Shared with Vermont)
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Winter Olympics Site, 1932,1980
Lake Placid
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NY Presidents (5)
Martin Van Buren, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt
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NY VPS
Aaron Burr, Nelson Rockefeller
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NY Govs
Andrew Cuomo, Dewitt Clinton, Al Smith, Thomas Dewey, Nelson Rockefeller, Mario Cuomo, Hugh Carey
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NYC Majors
Nike Bloomberg, Fiorello La Guardia, Mario Cuomo, Ed Koch, David Dinkins, Rudolph Guiliani, Bill DeBlasio
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NY Universities
CUNY, Colgate (Hamilton), Columbia, Cornell (Ithaca), Syracuse (Orangemen), Vassar at Poughkeepsie
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NY Pro Sports Teams
NFL - Buffalo Bills NBA - New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets NHL - Buafflo Sabres, NY Islanders, NY Rangers MLB - New York Mets, NY Yankees
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North Carolina
``` The Tarheel State Capital - Raleigh Largest City - Charlotte Capes - Hatteras, Fear Sounds - Pamilco, Albemarle Island - Roanoke ```
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NC Mountains
Blue Ridge (Shared with Georgia)
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NC National Park
Great Smoky Mountains (Shared with Tennessee) | Senators - Sam Irvin, Jesse Helms
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NC Cradle of Aviation
Kitty Hawk
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NC Author
Thomas Wolfe Look Homeward, Angel You Can't Go Home Again The Party at Jack's O Lost
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NC Universities
Duke at Durham (Blue Devils0, UNC at Chapel Hill (Tarheels), Wake Forest at Winston-Salem (Demon Decons), NC State at Raleigh (Wolfpack)
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NC Pro Sports
NFL - Carolina Panthers | NHL - Carolina Hurricanes

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